Save an Artistic Landmark in SRQ
Read below to help us promote a great cause to keep a classic, wonderfully sustainable building in Sarasota! A brand new Riverview High School is being built near the existing site, but don't let a work of art be demolished! Let's re-use this historical and sustainable structure. Sarasota Architectural Foundation (SAF) is helping to spearhead a move to restore the building and use it for generations to come.
THE RIVERVIEW MUSIC QUADRANGLE is a plan for the reinvigoration and preservation of the Paul Rudolph building at Riverview High School. The design creates a space for Sarasota musical arts groups to study and perform. It presents the Sarasota community with a creative, practical use for this exceptional building
Your participation is needed!
Please send letters before March 15 to the members of the School board of Sarasota County, (addressing them by name) and include your address if possible. By using the links below you just have to fill in the details of the letter, it couldn't be easier! A copy will be sent to SAF.
Mr Frank Kovach : Frank_Kovach@sarasota.k12.fl.us
Dr. Kathy Kleinlein: Kathy_Kleinlein@sarasota.k12.fl.us
Mrs. Shirley Brown: Shirley_Brown@sarasota.k12.fl.us
Dr. Carol Todd: Carol_Todd@sarasota.k12.fl.us
Mrs. Caroline Zucker: Caroline_Zucker@sarasota.k12.fl.us
Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Gary Norris: Superintendent@sarasota.k12.fl.us
VegSarasota wants the school board to understand that taking positive action toward keeping the sustainable history of Sarasota is more important than just saying they want to "Green Up" our wonderful city.
Read more about the project on SAF's website
Thanks to our friend Lenore for giving us the background and contact info.
posted by Raylon @ Sunday, March 02, 2008
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The educational value of this building is exceptional, as there are many techniques present here that are currently being recommended by building councils across the country! Let's help make the Riverview Music Quadrangle happen so we have this educational resource for generations to come.
I received some information from Shirley Brown in regrds to my inquiry that I wanted readers to know
"I encouraged the district to meet with the Save the Riverview group to see if we could look at alternatives to demolishing these historic buildings. We have agreed that if this group can come up with a plan that will be self funding, not interrupt our construction schedule and not adversely affect student safety we will allow them to take over this building."
There was a vote a couple of days ago to extend the deadline for such a plan until the end of April.
THE DEADLINE FOR THE VOTE IS JUNE 15, 2008! PLEASE SEND LETTERS BY JUNE 7 TO THE SCHOOL BOARD, AS SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THEY COUNT! FOR MORE INFO GO TO WWW.SARASOTAARCHITECTURALFOUNDATION.ORG
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